Odontophorus
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Odontophorus leucolaemus (1) 
Odontophorus angustifolius (2)
Translingual
Etymology
Ancient Greek ὀδοντοφόρος (odontophóros, “bearing teeth, toothed”)
Proper noun
Odontophorus m
- A taxonomic genus within the family Odontophoridae – wood quails.
- A taxonomic genus within the family Aizoaceae – certain ice plants, now sometimes included in Cheiridopsis.
Hypernyms
- (genus of quails): Eukaryota – superkingdom; Animalia – kingdom; Bilateria – subkingdom; Deuterostomia – infrakingdom; Chordata – phylum; Vertebrata – subphylum; Gnathostomata – infraphylum; Reptilia – class; Aves – subclass; Neognathae – infraclass; Galloanseri – superorder; Galliformes – order; Odontophoridae - family
- (genus in Aizoaceae): Eukaryota – superkingdom; Plantae – kingdom; Viridiplantae – subkingdom; Streptophyta – infrakingdom; Embryophyta – superphylum; Tracheophyta – phylum; Spermatophytina – subphylum; angiosperms, eudicots, core eudicots – clades; Caryophyllales – order; Aizoaceae – family
Hyponyms
- (genus of quails): Odontophorus gujanensis – type species; Odontophorus atrifrons, Odontophorus balliviani, Odontophorus capueira, Odontophorus columbianus, Odontophorus dialeucos, Odontophorus erythrops, Odontophorus guttatus, Odontophorus hyperythrus, Odontophorus leucolaemus, Odontophorus melanonotus, Odontophorus melanotis, Odontophorus speciosus, Odontophorus stellatus, Odontophorus strophium – other species
- (genus of ice plants): Odontophorus marlothii (syn. of Cheiridopsis spiculata) - type species; Odontophorus angustifolius, Odontophorus nanus – selected other species
References
- quail
Wood quail on Wikipedia.Wikipedia 
Odontophorus (Odontophoridae) on Wikispecies.Wikispecies 
Odontophorus on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons - Gill, F. and Wright, M. (2006) Birds of the World: Recommended English Names, Princeton University Press, →ISBN
- ice plant
- Aizoaceae on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
- Category:Aizoaceae on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons
- Cheiridopsis on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
- Odontophorus at Tropicos
- Odontophorus at National Center for Biotechnology Information
- Odontophorus at The Plant List